Central Standard
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Intro:
E B x2
B E G#m x2
verse 1:
B
You had enough
E G#m B
so you moved out
B
to find what
E
the world's about
Then you hit
G#m B E
2 1 years old
Something snapped
and now all of your
G#m F#
stories don't make
much sense
Refrain 1:
E
Losing touch with
your job, your
G#m B
school parents where
F#
are your friends?
E G#m
Static grew and
F#
somehow faces end
E
up black and blue.
G#m
You got me
F#
outta bed for
Chorus 1:
B
what? Watch you
getting drunk and
E
yelling fuck them all
the fall it flew
G#m
in and fell on you
Flood the room with wine
you float across the
F#
floor the war spilled
E B
out I'm wading through.
Talk about the kid
who took the window
E
down and found a snow
G#m
bank broken man
I wonder if he thinks
he shoulda took the
F#
stairs? Aware some are
E B E G#m B E G#m
playing with raw hands.
verse 2:
B
No there's no
E G#m B
reason to doubt
B
these chemicals
E G#m B
won't balance out
B
You got a hungry
E G#m B
lonely look
B
All your intentions
E
get mistook
I grabbed your
G#m B
collar hard and
Refrain 2:
E
shook Scratch if
off kinda like
G#m
the tattoos we'd
F#
rub on in school
E
Staying close
cause I know in
G#m
your head self
B F#
destruction's cool
E G#m
Static grew and
F#
somehow faces end
E
up black and blue.
G#m
You got me
F#
outta bed for
Chorus 2:
B
what? Watch you
getting drunk and
E
yelling fuck them all
the fall it flew
G#m
in and fell on you
Flood the room with wine
you float across the
F#
floor the war spilled
E B
out I'm wading through.
Talk about the kid
who took the window
E
down and found a snow
G#m
bank broken man
I wonder if he thinks
he shoulda took the
F#
stairs? Aware some are
E E(hold)
playing with raw hands.
Bridge:
E G#m F#
So late I'd offer to buy
E
and Now you won't take
G#m F#
Minds get corrupted
E
it's too hard to talk
G#m F#
stay here much more
E
we'll get outline
G#m
to chalk, I say it
F#
caller can you save it
Outro:
B F#
how did our year
C#m E
turned out so bad
how did our year
B
turned out so bad
how did our year
F#
turned out so bad
how did our year
C#m
turned out so bad
how did our year
E
turned out so bad
how did our year
B B(Hold)
turned out so bad
How to play Central Standard
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.